Chapter 389: Zhu Yawen, the Vengeful One
That night.
As usual, it was the old place near the Beijing Film Studio. In addition to the three of them, there were also Li Yixiang, Zhu Yawen, Shen Teng, and Chen Sicheng. Seven people gathered around the table in a lively atmosphere.
Shen Teng was called over because he had a role in the movie, and Chen Sicheng came up on his own initiative - he had also recently signed a contract with Huayi, and in the afternoon he heard that Xu Kun was having a meeting on the second top floor, so he waited at the elevator entrance.
These two people are capable of taking care of things. With them around, there is nothing for anyone else to do.
While Chen Sicheng was outside picking out some cold dishes, Xu Kun asked Baoqiang, "What's this?"
"Old Chen..."
"With me here, he can only be considered Xiao Chen."
Bao Qiang just started talking when he was interrupted by Chen Xuebin, so he had to change the topic and say, "Sicheng probably wants to follow me to gain some experience. He really admires you, Brother Kun, and he also wants to switch from being an actor to being a director in the future."
"What do I think of it?"
Xu Kun said: "If you don't seek fame, it's still okay to help the assistant directors. By the way, you can also play a small role in the movie."
As the two were talking, Chen Xuebin saw Zhu Yawen, who was sitting below him, looking a little uneasy, so he laughed and scolded, "What's the matter? Do you have hemorrhoids?"
"No, Brother Chen."
Before Zhu Yawen could speak, Xu Kun rolled his eyes at Chen Xuebin and said speechlessly, "We are having a meal, can you please be more polite?"
"It's my fault. I'll drink half a cup as punishment later."
Chen Xuebin raised his glass as he spoke. Shen Teng beside him immediately opened a bottle of wine and poured him a glass that was about seven-tenths full.
When filming "Swordsman", Chen Xuebin often ridiculed Li Yixiang because Zeng Lai was used for the female lead. Although the two later resolved their grudge, the habit of bickering with each other remained.
Seeing that Shen Teng only filled it 70% full, Li Yixiang immediately started to make a noise: "Is this considered a cup or half a cup? Either you drink it directly, or just fill it up."
As he said this, he was about to grab the bottle of wine.
Shen Teng dodged lightly and said with a smile on his face: "Brother Li, this is called pouring the wine 70% full and leaving 30% affection - Producer Chen is the oldest among us, and this 30% is a sign of respect for the big brother."
He just knew how to talk before, but now that he's become a host he's become even more talkative.
Xu Kun smiled and said, "Gan Wei wants to find a replacement for you, but I think it's difficult - you, Old Shen, can even bring a dead person back to life."
"I dare not say so."
Shen Teng came around and poured a glass for Xu Kun as well, saying, "The hosts of Beijing and Taiwan all have special skills. Our brother Baoqiang should be well aware of this."
Chen Xuebin laughed out loud and immediately seized the opportunity to ask Baoqiang how deeply he understood it.
As they were laughing and joking, Chen Sicheng came back with two plates of cold dishes. Seeing everyone talking excitedly, he asked curiously, "Baoqiang, what are you talking about?"
Baoqiang immediately pointed to the opposite side and said, "Let's talk about Yawen!"
It was indeed Zhu Yawen who started it in the beginning, but Zhu Yawen never had a chance to speak.
Seeing Chen Sicheng looking at him curiously, Zhu Yawen said, "It's okay, I'm just happy, or I should say I'm gloating over someone else's misfortune. Brother Kun, have you heard? That Chen Jinfei has been arrested!"
"Hey~"
Chen Xuebin was speechless and said, "I thought it was something serious. When we were having a meeting at Huayi today, we also ran into Liu Yifei and her mother. The news of Chen Jinfei's arrest was first revealed by Wang Zhonglei, and then it was posted online by Cai Yinong."
Shen Teng followed up by saying, “For this matter, I even posted a small supplementary video on LeTV.”
Although he found that his information was out of date, Zhu Yawen did not feel depressed at all. Instead, he pulled Chen Xuebin aside to ask about the situation when they met the mother and daughter of the Liu family in Huayi.
When he heard that even though Liu Xiaoli was in trouble, she still had an arrogant look on her face, and even looked coldly at Xu Kun, the boss of Huayi, the smile on Zhu Yawen's face gradually faded.
Seeing him frowning and pondering, Xu Kun smiled and raised his glass and said, "Let's not talk about these things that will spoil the fun. Let's do something first to celebrate the official launch of Operation Kunpeng."
"That's not grand enough."
"It's a grand event. Let's talk about it after the opening ceremony." Everyone chatted and laughed, and no one mentioned the matter of Liu Tianxian and her daughter.
However, Chen Xuebin brought up the matter of Gan Wei finding someone to substitute for Shen Teng, and suggested that Hu Die give it a try.
"Don't think that Xiao Shen's program is broadcast online and cannot be considered a regular program, but its influence is not small. Each episode has millions of views."
Shen Teng quickly shook his head modestly: "ENG~ There is no comparison with the regular army, repeated playback is also included, the data is fake."
Baoqiang hesitated for a moment, but still refused on behalf of Hu Die: "She is not very suitable for the style of Lao Shen's program - speaking of the hosts of Beijing and Taiwan, I remember there was a fat man who performed crosstalk..."
"That won't do!"
Shen Teng said hurriedly, "It was just exposed on March 315 this year that the weight loss pills he endorsed were counterfeit and inferior. Not only did he not admit it, he also made up a joke called 'Who touched my weight loss tea?' to confront CCTV. Our program can't handle it."
This is naturally referring to Guo Degang, who has become very popular in the past two years. At that time, Guo was hosting an interview program in Beijing, but he was not hosting it alone as he did later. Instead, he was paired with a female host and conducted the interview in the form of a three-person show.
In July last year, Guo Degang was sued for allegedly endorsing a weight loss tea that did not have a health license, but the advertisement was not withdrawn until it was exposed at this year's 7 Gala, when it was finally withdrawn.
This can be explained by simply saying 'I don't know'.
Even so, Lao Guo still insisted on making up jokes over and over again.
Of course, it is also true that some people deliberately targeted him. After all, there are a lot of false advertisements these days, some of which are more famous than his and some are even more outrageous than his.
We drank until ten o'clock in the evening.
Because Xu Kun deliberately controlled the atmosphere, everyone was just slightly tipsy.
When I got outside the door, Huang Bin, who had been contacted in advance, had been waiting for a long time with two other assistants.
Everyone got into their cars.
In Xu Kun's E280, besides him and Bao Qiang, there was also Zhu Yawen who was traveling along the way.
Xu Kun was resting his eyes in the back seat when he suddenly heard Zhu Yawen leaning over from the passenger seat and saying, "Brother Kun, I always feel that the old woman won't easily sign with Huayi?"
"Ok?"
Xu Kun was stunned for a moment before he realized who he was talking about, so he smiled and said, "Why are you still thinking about this? Liu Yifei has started choosing an office today. If she doesn't sign with Huayi in the end, Huayi will hate them to death, right?
Huayi is not comparable to Tangren, and now there is no Chen Jinfei to protect them. If they keep playing fools, who will dare to use Liu Yifei in the future?"
Xu Kun’s analysis makes a lot of sense.
But Zhu Yawen hesitated for a moment, and still said: "That old woman is only focused on Hollywood. Maybe she wants to take this opportunity to enter Hollywood and completely abandon the domestic market in the future!"
“Giving up the domestic market?”
Xu Kun was speechless and said, "How stupid must one be to come up with such a bad idea? Even if it's Jackie Chan or Jet Li, aren't they paying more and more attention to the mainland box office now? Not to mention a little girl like her.
Besides, our country is getting stronger and stronger, and the Americans will definitely find ways to suppress us. You, a Chinese, want to... uh, she doesn't seem to be Chinese? Anyway, if the situation continues like this, it would be a waste of time for a Chinese to become famous in the United States!"
Bao Qiang on the side also said: "I think you are overthinking it. She went to Huayi to choose an office today, and even wanted to climb over Brother Kun's head. How could she not sign the contract?"
Zhu Yawen remained silent and said nothing else along the way.
Xu Kun didn't take this matter to heart. Anyway, whether Liu Yifei signed with Huayi or not had nothing to do with him.
As for the 'good fortune'...
As everyone knows, Xu never violates women's wishes, and Aunt Liu is so strict with him, so he naturally won't try to please her.
In this way, they soon arrived at the community where Zhu Yawen lived.
Zhu Yawen opened the car door and was about to get out when he suddenly turned around and said to Xu Kun, "Brother Kun, can you send me Mr. Cai Yinong's cell phone number?"
(End of this chapter)
